KSEB begins receiving 600 MW of peak-hour power from Himachal Pradesh to ease power cuts

3 October 2026

The Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board (HPSEB) agreed to supply 600 MW to the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) during peak hours from 1 October 2026 to 31 May 2027.
KSEB began receiving the additional power on Thursday, helping the State avoid power cuts for two days.
KSEB chairman M G Rajamanickam said six teams of senior officials had travelled to several North Indian states over two weeks to find surplus power.
Kerala had secured short-term supplies from Bihar and Andhra Pradesh, but both states could not continue the arrangements.
KSEB turned down an earlier Himachal offer of 210 MW round-the-clock power at Rs 10 per unit, as surplus power was available in the daytime and could be bought from the exchange at around Rs 2 per unit.